In the footsteps of... Alexander the Great - September 2025
- chrissihuf
- Nov 5, 2025
- 2 min read
Updated: Dec 9, 2025
Brief History/Information
Quick bio on Alexander the Great
Born: July 356 BCE, Pella (capital of ancient Macedonia)
Died in Babylon in 323 BCE, at age 32
Father: King Philip II of Macedon / Mother: Queen Olympias
Tutor: Alexander was tutored by Aristotle from age 13 to 16, learning philosophy, science, medicine, and literature.
Alexander became king at age 20; he reigned: 336–323 BCE.
Between 334 and 323 BCE, Alexander launched one of history’s most remarkable military campaigns — creating one of the largest empires ever known. Alexander’s empire stretched from Greece to Egypt and India — about 5,000 miles across
What we did
We rented a car at the Thessaloniki airport and had a wonderful 28 mile day trip chock full of ruins and history. We chose to do this day trip on our way to Litochoro & Mount Olympus.
Discovering Alexander the Great road trip from Thessaloniki
Drive to Pella where Alexander the Great was born. This is pretty incredible. Why? Because it’s very well preserved and you can just ‘see’ how it was all layed out.
We were going to drive to the Archaeological Site of Ancient Mieza, where the remains of the ancient city of Mieza was, but we ran out of time.
After Mieza we then went to Vergina; one of the royal tombs is identified as that of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great. You can see the tomb and many artifacts (it’s all indoor too!).
Lastly, we almost drove to Dion Archaeological Park, but decided that we needed to get to Litochoro. This is the City of Zeus and can show you how ancient Greeks lived, prospered and worshipped their gods.
Pella. Ancient mosaic floor in museum
King Phillip’s Armor
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